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NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt killed in a last-lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500. 1  Ken Schrader (36) slams into Dale Earnhardt (3) during the final lap of the Daytona 500. Earnhardt died from injuries sustained in the crash. The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's season opener and is often referred to as its Super Bowl. Earnhardt won it in 1998.
Things were happening fast in Michael Waltripâs life, not unlike conditions that day at Daytona. Michael Waltrip, 47, won the Daytona 500 in 2001, when his mentor Dale Earnhardt was killed in an accident near the finish. He will race there Sunday as a tribute to him. Credit Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times.